Michael vs Joshua
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Cherpak
USA · Open Men · 4 results Joshua Nieves
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Boston 2026, Open Men · Joshua: Boston 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Joshua sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 32%).Joshua: strongest on BBJ (faster than 85% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 40%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Joshua: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 61% | 82% |
| Push | 32% | 56% |
| Pull | 72% | 57% |
| BBJ | 38% | 85% |
| Row | 89% | 66% |
| Carry | 94% | 40% |
| Lunges | 51% | 69% |
| Wall balls | 68% | 85% |
| Roxzone | 54% | 53% |
| Runs | 63% | 46% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Joshua |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 61% | 82% |
| Sled push | 32% | 56% |
| Sled pull | 72% | 57% |
| Burpee broad jump | 38% | 85% |
| Row | 89% | 66% |
| Farmers carry | 94% | 40% |
| Sandbag lunges | 51% | 69% |
| Wall balls | 68% | 85% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 54% | 53% |
| Runs (8 km) | 63% | 46% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Michael · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 41:50 running, 38:19 at the stations and 7:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the burpee broad jumps (6:41).Below, Joshua · Boston 2026 · Open Men: 45:16 running, 34:52 at the stations and 7:10 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:20).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Boston 2026 · Open Men | Joshua · Boston 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:56 | 3:48 |
| SkiErg | 4:33 | 4:21 |
| Run 2 | 4:49 | 5:27 |
| Sled push | 4:17 | 3:35 |
| Run 3 | 5:36 | 5:57 |
| Sled pull | 4:40 | 5:04 |
| Run 4 | 5:28 | 6:03 |
| Burpee broad jump | 6:41 | 4:25 |
| Run 5 | 5:23 | 5:59 |
| Row | 4:31 | 4:49 |
| Run 6 | 5:35 | 5:45 |
| Farmers carry | 1:40 | 2:23 |
| Run 7 | 5:23 | 5:40 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:31 | 4:55 |
| Run 8 | 5:41 | 6:37 |
| Wall balls | 6:25 | 5:20 |
| Roxzone | 7:08 | 7:10 |
| Finish | 1:27:09 | 1:27:09 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Joshua | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston 2026 Open Men · 8 Oct 2026 | 1:27:09 | 1:27:09 | level |
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